Great Falls tribune., 1887-09-03
THE CASCADE BILL.
The Full Text OF the Bill to Create
the County of Cascade Wise
Provisions and Important
Safeguards.

ed Is the full text OF the Itscatie Gouuty
bill to be introduced tomorrow by Coun-
Gilman Collins. 1t is satisfactory to the
members interested and your correspon-
dent is certain it will meet With favor III
the legislative body:
an .4et to Create tie County Of Casco.le, to
Define the Boundaries, md to Proctde
fo. ats Organization.
Section l. That all that portion Oh the
territory Of Montana embraced within the
following boundaries, to-Mit: beginning
in the middle of the main channel Vi the
Missouri river at point on the eastern
boundary of township number twenty .Wo
north OF range five east; thence runnHlg
north aleEg the eastern boundary OF SAID
township to the north boundary OF said
township; thence west along the north
boundary of township twenty-five north
to the prime meridian uf Montana terri
tory; thence south along said prime meri-
dian to the north boundary OF township
number twenty-one north; thence west
along the north boundary of said town
ship twenty-one north to the western
bouno ary of said township tWenty-one
north of range two west: thence south to
the middle of the channel of Sun river to
the Helena guide meridian; thence south
along the Helena guide meridian to the
nerth boundary OF township number fifteen
north; thence east along the north bound
AIRY OF said township number fifteen north
to the Fergus county boundary; thence
northeasterly along said Fergus county
boundary to the south boundary Of Cho-
teau county; thence west along the south
boundary OF Choteau county to its inter
section with the east boundary of the
range of township seven east: thence Rorth
along the eastern boundary of said town
ship seven east to the Iiith standard paral-
lei north; thence west along said fifth
standard parallel north TO point in the
middle OF the channel of Belt creek;
thence in nortnwesterly direction fol-
lowing the main channel of Belt creek to
the place of beginning, be and the same
is hereby created, set apart ami establish
ed as a county to be known rs and called
Cascade county All laws OF general
nature applicable to the several counties
OF this tsrritory, and the officers thereof.
are hereby made applicable to said coun-
hereafter be elected or appointed therein,
act.
Sec. 2. That the present Indebtedness
OF the counties of Choteau, Meagher and
Lewis and Clarke shall be apportloned be-
tween said counties espectlyely, and said
county of Cascade as follows, to-wit: TO
the said county of Choteau the said county
OF Cascade shall be liable for and shall
ray the sum III thirty thousand dollars,
anu to the saiei county Oil Meagher the
c UNITY of Cascade shall be Liable for and
suali pay the sum af two thousand dollars,
which said sums shall be in full of all
claims and demands against said county
of Cascade for or on account III It's pfo-
portion OF the present indebtedness u
said counties respectively; and it is here
by mace the duty Q: the county eonnils-
sioners of the county os Cascade TO cause
To be issued at their first regular session
to each of SAID counties warrant or war
rants On TIE general fund of said county
sar the amounts to which they may be re-
8 sctiyeIy entitled rs aforesaid, which
.,s.a warrants ii not paid on presentation
to the treasurer OF said county of Cascade
shall be by him endorsed Mot paid for
wan, of funds" and shall thereafter bear
like interest as other county warrants.
sec. 5. Il is hereby made the duty Of
the respective Ireasurers OF the counties
OF Choteau, Meagher and Lewis and
Clarke to transfer and pay over to the
treasurer Of said county of Cascade such
moneys as may be now on hand in said
counties to the credit Of such school dis
/ lets embraced within the limits OF said
county of Cascade as may have been here
by carved out of said counties of Choteau,
aieagher and Lewis and Clarke respec-
lively, which said moneys so transferred
shall be held by the treasurer of said
county of Cascade to the credit and for
the use of the same school districts as wer,
credited to the counties where they were
originally situated.
Sec. T. At the next general election
three county commissioners shall be voted
for in said county of Cascade. The per-
son receiving the highest number of
votes for county commissioner shall hold
the office until the general election in
1892, and until his successor is elected and
qualified. The two persons receiving the
next highest number of votes for county
commissioners shall hold the office until
the general election in 1890, and until
their successors are elected and qualified.
If two or more persons voted for as COM
missioners at said election receive an
equal number of votes, the terms OF office
OF the commissioners between whom such
tieexists shall be determined by lot.
Sec. 5. That Charles Wegner, Ro bert
Vaughn and Arthur Diekerman are here.
by appointed commissioners of said Cas-
cade county, who upon being qualified as
prescribed by lay shall hold Office until
the next general election or until their
successors are elected and qualified. Said
commissioners shall at their first meeting
appoint county treasurer, sheriff, asses
sor. clerk and recorder, probate judge, and
superintendent of schools, who shall re-
ceIve as their annual compensation fo1
their services the sum or sums as are al
lowed to the same officers of Beayerhead
county. Said commissioners are also en-
powered to subdivide said coun,
ty into municipal townships and
establish road districts, and are
hereby authorized to appoint two justices
of the Leace and two constables for each
municipal township, and enc road super.
visor for each road district, who shall hold
their offices until the general election in
1890, and until their Successors are elected
and qualified.
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